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Sunday, March 31, 2024

KOMO : Western Washington University starts online cannabis course for industry hopefuls

KRCR: Snowboarder falls to his death after reaching top of Mount St. Helens

NPR: California fast-food workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting Monday

NPR: For the first time, U.S. dairy cows have tested positive for bird flu

SFGate: Mount Ranier National Park adds reservations to deal with overcrowding

SFGate: 'State disaster': Highway 1 landslide strands 2,000 tourists and locals

Smithsonian Magazine: Watch Pet Parrots Learn to Play Tablet Games—With Their Tongues

Smithsonian Magazine: See the Winners of the 21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Washington Post: Court ruling on ultra-Orthodox in the army imperils Netanyahu’s coalition

Washington Post: Biden’s $7.5 billion investment in EV charging has only produced 7 stations in two years

The Guardian: Bolivian Indigenous groups assert claim to treasure of ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’

AP News: Israelis rally in their largest anti-government protest since the war in Gaza began

The Guardian: British Museum investigated over Ethiopian artefacts hidden from view for 150 years

Washington Post: AI hustlers stole women’s faces to put in ads. The law can’t help them.

AP News: The Baltimore collapse focused attention on vital bridges. Thousands are in poor shape across the US

AP News: Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Marking the 205th birthday of one of Oregon’s earliest photographers and vintners

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Power utilities say Pacific Northwest needs to prep for extreme cold during winters to come

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon governor signs ‘recreational immunity’ bill protecting landowners from lawsuits

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland former church, future site of a tiny home village for homeless families, now in hands of Native organization

BBC: Success or failure? Canada's drug decriminalisation test faces scrutiny

BBC: Mexico: Eight Chinese migrants found dead on beach

The Guardian: ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in

The Guardian: US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS

Sacramento Bee: Former insurance commissioner warns state agency about California’s ‘uninsurable future’

Sacramento Bee: Big shipping company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Yahoo News: Man was ‘executed’ as he ate alone at California restaurant, officials say. 2 charged

San Jose Mercury News: How the Aryan Brotherhood moved drugs in secret, as told by those who did it

LA Times: Ventura County farmer and former water board member pleads guilty to water theft

The Guardian: US telecoms firm AT&T notifying millions of customers over data breach

The Guardian: Cancer signs could be spotted years before symptoms, says new research institute

The Guardian: Thousands of Israeli protesters call for Netanyahu’s removal

LA Times: California is making fentanyl test strips free to organizations. How to get a kit

LA Times: Part of Highway 1 near Big Sur crumbles as new landslide closes more of historic roadway

LA Times: Salmon populations are struggling, bringing economic woes for California’s fishing fleet

SF Chronicle: Three arrested as police target pirates on Oakland’s waterfront

SF Chronicle: No hallucination: Hundreds back magic mushrooms at Oakland psychedelic wellness conference

KRCR: Shasta Treatment Center in Redding disputes audit validity, fears closure

KRCR: UPDATE: Missing 19-year-old Chico woman found deceased Saturday morning

SFGate: Why the whooping cough outbreak at Marin's Tam High School isn't surprising

KTLA: Big rig driver travels 10 miles in wrong direction on Southern California freeway

KTLA: About 73M current, former AT&T account holders impacted by data leak linked to dark web

SFGate: 'Daddy, they fell through': Family rescues 2 people from icy Tahoe pond

SF Chronicle: Two dams are coming down on California’s Eel River. Will it threaten water supplies?

KRON: Number of passengers arrested on BART doubles

KRON: Nearly 500 surveillance cameras will be installed in Oakland, East Bay

SF Chronicle: Students at this S.F. high school defy odds to get into UCs, elite colleges. What’s the secret?

SFGate: Two dead in Tahoe plane crash near residential neighborhood

East Bay Times: Gov. Newsom taps Caltrans to help clear Oakland homeless encampments

Thursday, March 28, 2024

CBS News : Subaru recalls nearly 119,000 vehicles over air bag problem